Engineer Design Test of Meal, Ready-To-Eat, Individual

Abstract

The Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Individual, is one of three types of meals included in a simplified feeding system that commanders may use interchangeably, depending on prevailing tactical and logistical conditions. This meal is designed for issue to individuals and used to feed troops at times when it is impractical to provide either unit or small group messing. An engineer design test of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Individual, was conducted by the Field Evaluation Agency during the period 10 February through 24 April 1964 to determine the performance of prototype menus 1, 4, and 6 of the individual meals in relation to their acceptability, utility and concept of use. Experimental and standard menus were evaluated under both normal use and accelerated use conditions. Measures were obtained of such factors as troop acceptability of meals and components, durability of packaging, utility of a combination carton-stove provided with each meal, and air delivery capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0857785

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  • Thomas B. Burt

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  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Aerial Delivery
  • Dehydrated Foods
  • Directives
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Meals
  • Packaging
  • Parachutes
  • Resilience
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Efficiency
  • United States
  • Virginia

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  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design